Weather Report for Queensland and the UK

Introduction

The weather is changing in Queensland, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

Main Body

In Queensland, some places have rain. The west and east coasts have showers. Other places are dry. There are strong winds on the coast. It is hot now, but it will be cooler next week. In the UK, the weather is cold. Saturday is dry. Sunday has heavy rain in the south. Some places in the west are very cold. Next week, the UK weather changes. The air becomes warm. Temperatures will go up to 20 or 25 degrees for the holiday.

Conclusion

Queensland will have more rain soon. The UK will become warm.

Learning

🌡️ The 'Change' Logic

Notice how the text talks about now and later. This is how we move from A1 to A2 English.

1. Right Now (The Fact)

  • "The weather is cold."
  • "Some places have rain."
  • Pattern: [Thing] + [is/have] + [Description].

2. Later (The Prediction)

  • "It will be cooler."
  • "The UK will become warm."
  • Pattern: [Thing] + [will be/become] + [Description].

Quick Vocabulary Shift \rightarrow

  • Dry (No water) \leftrightarrow Rain/Showers (Water)
  • Hot (High heat) \leftrightarrow Cold (Low heat)

Pro Tip: Use "will" when you look at a map or a calendar to guess the future!

Vocabulary Learning

rain (n.)
water droplets falling from clouds
Example:It will rain tomorrow.
showers (n.)
short periods of rain
Example:The afternoon had light showers.
dry (adj.)
not wet
Example:The air feels dry.
wind (n.)
moving air
Example:Strong wind blew across the coast.
hot (adj.)
high temperature
Example:It is hot today.
cool (adj.)
lower temperature
Example:It will be cooler next week.
cold (adj.)
low temperature
Example:The UK weather is cold.
heavy (adj.)
large amount of rain
Example:Sunday has heavy rain.
warm (adj.)
moderately high temperature
Example:The air becomes warm.
temperature (n.)
measure of heat
Example:Temperatures will go up to 25 degrees.
degrees (n.)
units of temperature
Example:Twenty degrees is warm.
holiday (n.)
day off from work
Example:We plan a holiday next week.
coast (n.)
land next to sea
Example:The coast has strong winds.
week (n.)
seven days
Example:Next week will be warmer.
air (n.)
invisible gas we breathe
Example:The air is warm.
change (v.)
become different
Example:The weather will change.
become (v.)
turn into
Example:The UK will become warm.
soon (adv.)
in a short time
Example:It will rain soon.
more (adj.)
additional
Example:There will be more rain.